August Challenge
8 | An e-book or e-audiobook from the Grimsby Library 
Check out the Grimsby Library's reading apps to complete August's prompt. Whether it's Libby, by Overdrive or hoopla digital, you have thousands of e-book and e-audiobook titles available at your fingertips!
Selections to try this month
Need some inspiration?
Download the Libby, by Overdrive app to find all the titles below and so many more! You can browse and download titles in a web browser as well on the Overdrive website. All you need is your library card to access thousands of free books. Grab the titles below right away, or get on the waitlist for the most popular new releases!
 
Can't find what you're looking for on Libby/Overdrive? Find more on hoopladigital.
Me Before You 
by Jojo Moyes

Taking a job as an assistant to extreme sports enthusiast Will, who is wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident, Louisa struggles with her employer's acerbic moods and learns of his shocking plans before demonstrating to him that life is still worth living
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
by Gillian Mcallister

It is midnight on the morning of Halloween, and Jen anxiously waits up for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to return home. But worries about his broken curfew transform into something much more dangerous when Todd finally emerges from the darkness. As Jen watches through the window, she sees her funny, seemingly happy teenage son stab a total stranger.
The Last Goodnight
by Kat Martin

"When Kade Logan said goodbye to his estranged wife eight years ago, he never thought it would be the last time he saw her alive. Now her car has been hauled out of a nearby lake and Kade is determined to track down the man who murdered her. 
Ducks : two years in the oil sands
by Kate Beaton

Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land andthe humanity of its people
The Last Party
by Clare Mackintosh

Tucked into the mountains of North Wales, the village of Cwm Coed is bordered by a shimmering lake on one side and an army of pine trees on the other. But the tranquility is shattered when homegrown celebrity Rhys Lloyd returns to develop a luxury resort on the shore opposite the village. Old resentments begin to rise to the surface, and new tensions emerge between the locals and the outsiders.
Nine Perfect Strangers
by Liane Moriarty

At a remote health resort, nine strangers and their enigmatic host become subjects of interest to former best-selling novelist Frances Welty, who develops uncomfortable doubts about the resort's real agenda
I'm Glad My Mom Died
by Jennette McCurdy

The iCarly and Sam & Cat star, after her controlling mother dies, gets the help she needs to overcome eating disorders, addiction and unhealthy relationships—and finally decides what she really wants for the first time in her life.
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone
by Benjamin Stevenson

"Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that. Have I killed someone? Yes. I have. Who was it? Let's get started"
The Second Mrs. Astor
by Shana Abâe

After losing her husband on the RMS Titanic, Madeleine Astor, who is constantly surrounded by scandal, finds her status elevated to that of a virtuous, tragic heroine and must decide whether to accept the role assigned to her or carve out her own extraordinary path.
Dark Sacred Night
by Michael Connelly

Teaming up with Harry Bosch to reopen a cold case, LAPD detective Renâee Ballard navigates interpersonal differences to pursue justice for a murdered runaway in Hollywood
An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth
by Chris Hadfield

The author charts the course of his career as an astronaut, detailing how he overcame slim odds on account of his Canadian nationality to become one of NASA's most decorated astronauts while offering an intimate look at life in space
Leaving Time : a novel
by Jodi Picoult

Abandoned by a grief-stricken father and accomplished-scientist mother who disappeared under mysterious circumstances, 13-year-old Jenna Metcalf approaches a disgraced psychic and a jaded detective in the hopes of finding answers. By the #1 best-selling author of The Storyteller. 
A World Of Curiosities
by Louise Penny

Chief Inspector Gamache investigates after a 150-year-old letter points to the discovery and opening of a bricked-up room in an attic that's filled with curiosities, in the 18th novel of the series following The Madness of Crowds. 
The Storyteller : tales of life and music
by David Grohl

The legendary American musician, singer, songwriter and documentary filmmaker offers a collection of stories, written by his own hand, that focus on the memories of his life, from his childhood to today. Simultaneous.
City Of Girls : a novel
by Elizabeth Gilbert

Eighty-nine-year-old Vivian recounts her life after being kicked out of Vassar College at nineteen, living in Manhattan with her Aunt Peg, and the personal mistake that resulted in a professional scandal
Women Talking : a novel
by Miriam Toews

After learning the men in the community have been drugging and attacking more than a hundred women, eight Mennonite women meet in secret to decide whether they should escape to a place outside the colony or stay in the only world they've ever known
Bookshop By The Sea
by Denise Hunter

Revisiting her dream of opening a bookshop when her younger siblings grow up, Sophie finds her ambitions challenged by an advancing storm and a still-alluring ex who broke her heart.
The Future
by Catherine Leroux

"In an alternate history of Detroit, the Motor City was never surrendered to the US. Its residents deal with pollution, poverty, and the legacy of racism--and strange and magical things are happening: children rule over their own kingdom in the trees andburned houses regenerate themselves. When Gloria arrives looking for answers and her missing granddaughters, at first she finds only a hungry mouse in the derelict home where her daughter was murdered. But the neighbours take pity on her and she turns totheir resilience and impressive gardens for sustenance"
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2024 GPL Reading Challenges
To access the full list of challenges any time, visit the Grimsby Public Library's 2024 Reading Challenge page on our website all year round.
 
How to participate
Read a book according to each month's challenge to be eligible to win our grand prize at the end of the year. That's one book a month, and only 12 books total.
(Tip: you don't have to do the challenges in order, as long as you complete all 12 within the year, it still counts!) 
 
Monthly recommendations 
By signing up for this e-Newsletter, you'll get monthly recommendations for each challenge throughout the year straight to your inbox. Every year in January we start again and send you a brand new list of 12 challenges.
Stay on Track
Half the battle of completing a reading challenge is keeping track and staying motivated. Here are a couple ways we suggest to stay organized:
  1. Download, print and fill out the GPL Reading Challenge form
  2. Create a list of what you read using your GPL online account
  3. Use a book tracking website like Goodreads or The Storygraph
Share with us!
Sharing the books you read is not required, but highly encouraged! Share your progress with us and other readers by posting photos and updates on social media using the hashtag #GPLReadingChallenge  and tagging us @GrimsbyLibrary!
Good luck!
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